... cile the presence of mosquitoes with the temps this morning but they were certainly there. The crowd was big enough that we split in two and Richard and I walked with the Park Manager, Doug Watson. He was a self-confessed operations/maintenance man rather than a botanist so I learned more about the park operations than I did about the plants we walked around on the same self-guided trail the family used when we visited in mid-December. I was surprised ...

... although they are quite hard to find in the rest of the lake because the water is less clear. Most of the time you will just see the nose coming out of the water for breathing. I was even lucky enough to take a picture of an eagle circling above a small island were we had taken a rest. After the kayak tour we drove further south. I still hoped to see dolphins. In Tierra Verde you should see them at one of the jetties, so we made a stopover there. The bridge was full of ...

Today I celebrate that the days are getting longer. We may not notice it as it is supposed to be cloudy all day but warmer with highs back into the 70s. It should be a perfect day to look at the lights that Vitas said were so worthwhile.

I am struggling with a cold and Richard is still under the influence of the flu that he has had for a week now. Nonetheless he managed a bike ride this morning while I did dishes and started laundry.

... was the police station. This was because I lost my iPod Thursday. Of course I cannot remember exactly where. I had driven to our local mall and was shopping for beach towels at Bealls Outlet when Richard called on the cell phone. We were having a dining room set and recliner delivered and although they were supposed to call at intervals as they got closer to our delivery, they arrived with 10 minutes notice. Richard was ...